Hardy-Weinberg
Activity
Objective: For each trait surveyed (except for colorblindness), to determine the number of individuals expected to exhibit the dominant phenotype and the number and individuals expected to exhibit the recessive phenotype.
Directions:
| 1. | Make sure you have: |
| a. A computer with a spreadsheet program | |
| b. A Genetics Project data file | |
| c. Spreadsheet files of tables | |
| 2. | Copy the project data into the spreadsheet called table.xls (PC) or for the Mac, tableclaris.hqx or tableexcel.hqx. The results for both the Hardy-Weinberg and the Chi Squared Activities will be displayed at the bottom. |
| Need help in copying the project data? | |
| Use these results according to the Chi Squared Activity directions. | |
Resources:
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Model - A must-read to see the math involved and a sample problem
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium - The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium made easy
Human Genetics Lab - Hardy-Weinberg and the Chi Square test
Population Genetics - Good Hardy-Weinberg example